2018年職稱英語考試衛(wèi)生類B閱讀理解備考練習(xí)2職稱英語考試綜合B

1、2018職稱英語考試衛(wèi)生類B閱讀理解備考練習(xí)2職稱英語考試綜合BEatHealthy"Cleanyourplate!"and"Beamemberoftheclean-plate-club!"JustabouteverykidintheUShasheardthisfromaparentorgrandparent.Often，it"saompaniedbyanappeal:"JustthinkaboutthosestarvingorphansinAfrica!"Sure,weshouldbegratefulforeverybit

2、eoffood.Unfortunately,manypeopleintheUStaketoomanybites.Insteadofstaying"cleantheplate",perhapsweshouldsavesomefoodfortomorrow.Aordingtonewsreports,USrestaurantsarepartlytoblameforthegrowingbellies.Awaiterputsaplateoffoodinfrontofeachcustomer,withtwotofourtimestheamountremendedbythegovernm

3、ent,aordingtoaUSATodaystory.Americanstraditionallyassociatequantitywithvalueandmostrestaurantstrytogivethemthat.Theyprefertohavecustomersplainabouttoomuchfoodratherthantoolittle.BarbaraRolls,anutritionprofessoratPennsylvaniaStateUniversity,toldUSATodaythatrestaurantportionsizesbegantogrowinthe1970s,

4、thesametimethattheAmericanwaistlinebegantoexpand.Healthexpertshavetriedtogetmanyrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.Now,apparently，somecustomersarecallingforthistoo.TherestaurantindustrytrademagazineQSRreportedlastmonththat57percentofmorethan4,000peoplesurveyedbelieverestaurantsserveportionsthataretoo

5、large;23percenthadnoopinion;20percentdisagreed.ButacloserlookatthesurveyindicatesthatmanyAmericanswhocan"taffordfinediningstillpreferlargeportions.Seventypercentofthoseearningatleast$150,000peryearprefersmallerportions;butonly45percentofthoseearninglessthan$25,000wantsmaller.It"snotthatwor

6、kingclassAmericansdon"twanttoeathealthy.It"sjustthat，afterlonghoursatlow-payingjobs，gettinglessontheirplatehardlyseemslikeagooddeal.Theylivefrompaychecktopaycheck，happytosavealittlemoneyfornextyear"sChristmaspresents.練習(xí)：1. ParentsintheUnitedStatestendtoasktheirchildrenAtosavefood.Btow

7、ashthedishes.Cnottowastefood.Dnottoeattoomuch2. WhydoAmericanrestaurantsservelargeportions?ABecauseAmericansassociatequantitywithvalue.BBecauseAmericanshavebigbellies.CBecauseAmericansaregoodeaters.DBecauseAmericansaregreedy.3. Whathappenedinthe1970s?ATheUSgovernmentremendedtheamountoffoodarestauran

8、tgavetoacustomer.BHealthexpertspersuadedrestaurantstoservesmallerportions.CTheUnitedStatesproducedmoregrainthanneeded.DTheAmericanwaistlinestartedtoexpand.4. Whatdoesthesurveyindicate?AManypoorAmericanswantlargeportions.BTwentypercentAmericanswantsmallerportions.CFiftysevenpercentAmericansearn$150,000peryear.DTwentythreepercentAmericansearnlessthan$25,000peryear.5. WhichofthefollowingisNottrueofworkingclassAmericans?ATheyworklonghour